Title :
A novel forklift solution for promoting occupational re-integration of disabled people
Author :
Gasparello, Paolo Simone ; Tanzini, Matteo ; Tripicchio, Paolo ; Avizzano, Carlo Alberto
Author_Institution :
PERCRO Lab., Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A study on the employment of disabled people as forklift truck drivers for cargo handling operations is here presented. The work focused on the design of a customized forklift and the development of a novel lift machine as aid for people with paraplegia. Results of a market research about the usefulness of such a system is presented and a novel robotic modified forklift simulator has been realized and described. A final testing session is introduced to assess the performances of disabled and non-disabled people during typical logistic task executions.
Keywords :
fork lift trucks; handicapped aids; human resource management; human-robot interaction; cargo handling operations; customized forklift; disabled people employment; disabled people occupational reintegration; forklift truck drivers; novel lift machine development; robotic modified forklift simulator; Acceleration; Educational institutions; Rendering (computer graphics); Security; Software; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation (MED), 2014 22nd Mediterranean Conference of
Conference_Location :
Palermo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5900-6
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2014.6961393
